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    <body><![CDATA[<strong><em>Ark</em></strong> is a continuation of Baxter's apocalyptic <strong><em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2111628.Ark" title="Ark by Stephen Baxter">Flood</a></em></strong> and tells the story of Ark 1 being built somewhere near Denver Colorado in the barely surviving USA, its launch and the struggles of its passengers as Ark 1 tries to save a small remnant of humans from extinction. Baxter tells for me what is a beli...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69128846">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Among Baxter's best.<br/>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Even with a slow begin a great read. You should read this before you go on an interstellar flight.<br/><br/>Read <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://onlythebestscifi.blogspot.com/2009/11/review-ark-by-stephen-baxter.html">my review</a><br/><br/>]]></body>
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